The Terrible deeds of George L. Shaftesbury, who killed his own mother and sister : and fled to New York, where he was joined by the murderess, Marie Lavine, whom he detected in the act of dragging to the river, the body of a man whom she had murdered in one of the dens on Walnut Street, in that city, and they after passing through the most dark and unparalled career of crime, were finally both executed in Quebec, June 7, 1850, for the murder of Lord Amel and family.

Format:

Book

Series:

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shaftesbury, George L., -1850.

Shaftesbury, George L.

Lavine, Marie, -1850.

Lavine, Marie.

Murder--New York (State)--New York.

Murder.

New York (State)--New York.

Murder--Québec (Province)--Québec.

Québec.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Terrible deeds of Geo. L. Shaftesbury, who killed his own mother and sister! : fled from justice by leaping from the palisades, swimming the Hudson River, and taking refuge in New York City, where he was joined by the female murderer, Marie Lavine, whom he detected in the act of dragging to the river the body of a man whom she had murdered in one of the dens on Walnut Street, in that city, and they after passing thorugh the most dark & unparalled career of crime, were finally both executed in Quebec, June 7, 1850, for the murder of Lord Amel and family

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : [publisher not identified], 1851.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"Sold at Skinner's Book Rooms. No. 11 Cornhill, Boston "-- cover.

The illustrations and text are almost identical to a pamphlet published in St. Louis by E.E. Barclay and H.M. Rulison, the author of which is J. Elligen. The name of the murderer is, however, spelled "Shaftesbury."

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

OCLC:

937020182

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